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• Burnaby RCMP make arrest after nine-hour standoff

  29-11-2017 23:23 via vancouversun.com
  Police arrested a 22-year-old man Wednesday morning following a nine-hour standoff at a Burnaby residence.
  Burnaby RCMP were called out at 11 p.m. Tuesday to a home  in the 7000-block of 21st Street after receiving a report of a suspicious male with a firearm. Police say a man inside refused exit the residence and would not comply with police demands.The Lower Mainland Integrated Emergency Response Team and a negotiator were called to attend and nearby residents were eva
  
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• 2016 Census: Transit use increases among Metro Vancouver commuters

  29-11-2017 23:15 via vancouversun.com
  More Metro Vancouver commuters than ever are using public transit to get to work each day, according to the most recent release of data from the 2016 Census.
  The numbers, released on Wednesday by Statistics Canada, show that over the past 20 years, the proportion of commuters using transit in the Vancouver census metropolitan area (which stretches from Lions Bay to Langley) has gone up six percentage points — the largest increase of any census metropolitan area in Canada.
  Just over 20 per
  
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• 63% of B.C. drivers set to repeat last year’s winter-driving mistakes

  29-11-2017 23:13 via globalnews.ca
  Almost half of B.C.’s drivers experienced an incident last winter, according to a new BCAA survey.
  
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• More Vancouverites commuting on public transit: census

  29-11-2017 23:11
  
  The number of people in Vancouver using public transit on their daily commute is on the rise, and increasing faster than any other major metropolitan area in the country.
  
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• Couple still missing as weather conditions hamper search efforts

  29-11-2017 23:02 via globalnews.ca
  As the search for 28-year-old Dominic Neron and his girlfriend Ashley Bourgeault continues, rescuers say worsening conditions such as limited visibility and altitude snow make a search from the air much more difficult.
  
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• Crown says ex-Mountie mistakenly believed woman consented to sexual activity

  29-11-2017 22:54 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — The Crown says a retired RCMP inspector had a mistaken belief that a civilian employee consented to sexual activity in a washroom at the force’s British Columbia headquarters.
  Michelle Booker says Tim Shields did not take any steps to see if the woman provided consent for him to allegedly kiss and grope her in 2009.
  Shields was charged with one count of sexual assault in May 2016 and has pleaded not guilty in provincial court.
  Court has heard that the complainant, who can
  
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• Claire Eccles will return to HarbourCats next year after historic first season

  29-11-2017 22:37 via theprovince.com
  Claire Eccles was no one-trick pony. No one-season pony, either.
  The White Rock native and member of the UBC women’s softball team became the first female to play in the West Coast League last year when she appeared in eight games, including two starts. The team announced Wednesday that the fan favourite will return for the 2018 season, along with another popular player, switch-hitting versatile outfielder Ethan Lopez. 
  Eccles’ knuckleball and off-speed pitches he
  
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• Did you lose a diamond ring near Metrotown?

  29-11-2017 22:36 via vancouversun.com
  Missing a diamond ring?
  The Burnaby RCMP is trying to locate the owner of a diamond ring that was found Oct. 29, at around 5 p.m., near Metrotown mall.
  “This is quite a distinctive looking ring and it may belong to someone who was shopping at Metropolis mall or someone who was commuting to the mall on transit. We are hopeful to reunite them with this ring,” said Cpl. Daniela Panesar. 
  It it’s your ring, or if you know who owns it, contact Burnaby RCMP Cst. Shanmuganat
  
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• The Pat-cast: From New York to Nashville

  29-11-2017 21:52 via theprovince.com
  After six glorious days, Jeff is no longer in New York, now he’s in Smashville.
  Botch isn’t on the road, but the miracle of technology brings them together again.http://media.blubrry.com/theprovincesports/p/archive.org/download/patcast_nov_29/patcast_nov_29.mp3It’s the Pat-cast, presented by Eagle Ridge GM.
  Let’s talk about Tuesday night at Barclays.
  The Canucks’ play has slipped a little out on the road.
  Will Goldy get a shot over JV18? What was Travis Green’
  
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• Fighting For Space

  29-11-2017 21:30 via globalnews.ca
  Author Travis Lupick talks about his book and how Vancouver drug users have transformed the way the city deals with addiction.
  
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• ‘I know in my heart that my sister is alive’: sister of missing Edmonton mom prays downed plane will be located soon

  29-11-2017 21:18 via globalnews.ca
  The sister of a missing Edmonton mother of three, who was the passenger of a small plane that vanished near Revelstoke on Saturday, says she knows in her heart that her sister is still alive.
  
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• Sexual harassment and holiday work parties

  29-11-2017 21:16 via globalnews.ca
  Shelley Brown with Bromelin HR Consulting tells us how mounting sexual assault allegations in the news are affecting the way companies are holding their holiday parties.
  
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• Andrew Kreisberg, ‘Supergirl’ and ‘Arrow’ producer, fired amid sexual harassment allegations

  29-11-2017 21:07 via globalnews.ca
  Warner Bros. Television Group says it has terminated Andrew Kreisberg's employment, effective immediately.
  
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• Anvil Centre seen as shifting New West core to a commercial downtown

  29-11-2017 21:00 via vancouversun.com
  The owners of the Anvil Centre office tower in New Westminster say the building is now almost fully leased.
  Co-owner Suki Sekhon said recently that the 12-storey building is now 93 per cent leased, including a multi-floor deal with Douglas College.
  Completed in 2014 without pre-lease agreements, the Anvil Centre Office Tower is a 137,000-square-foot building at Columbia and Eighth streets originally developed by the city of New West. The office building sits atop the city-owned Anvil C
  
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• Executive producer of local CW shows fired after sex harassment probe

  29-11-2017 20:45 via vancouversun.com
  Andrew Kreisberg, executive producer of several Vancouver-filmed CW superhero shows, has been fired following allegations of sexual harassment.
  Kreisberg was previously the executive producer for locally produced CW shows such as Arrow, Supergirl, The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow.
  Earlier this month, Deadline reported that “several staffers” on the team behind The Flash had come forward with complaints about Kreisberg’s conduct, with at least one source calling Kreisberg&rsquo
  
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• Closing arguments continue at trial of former RCMP inspector charged with sex assault

  29-11-2017 20:44 via globalnews.ca
  Tim Shields, RCMP’s former chief spokesman in British Columbia, is charged with a single count of sexual assault.
  
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• Repeat bad drivers in B.C. can expect dramatically longer prohibitions

  29-11-2017 20:42 via vancouversun.com
  Street racers and stunt drivers in British Columbia could lose their vehicles for up to 36 months as part of new penalties the province is imposing on bad drivers.
  The Ministry of Public Safety says starting Dec. 1 prohibitions ranging from three to 36 months will replace existing 15-day penalties for those drivers and other repeat offenders.
  The ministry says the same penalties could also be applied to a broader range of offences, including excessive speeding, driving without due care and atten
  
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• Higher power: countertenor reaches new heights

  29-11-2017 20:37
  
  Ty Koch, 18, is a guest soloist at the Vivaldi Chamber Choir’s Christmas concert Dec. 2.
  
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• BUSINESS REPORT: Will Bitcoin replace gold as a store of value? Not likely

  29-11-2017 20:34 via globalnews.ca
  Potentially a transformative technology, it’s up more than 1,000 per cent this year alone.
  
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• Tim Shields trial – closing arguments

  29-11-2017 20:23 via globalnews.ca
  Crown has begun closing arguments Wednesday in the trial of retired RCMP Inspector Tim Shields, accused of sexually assaulting a civilian employee. Jordan Armstrong reports.
  
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• Grinches steal 50 Christmas trees from Surrey garden centre

  29-11-2017 20:14 via vancouversun.com
  The nursery at Hunters Garden Centre in Surrey is looking a lot less festive today following the theft of approximately 50 Christmas trees early Wednesday morning.
  Owner Miles Hunter says thieves made off with 50 noble firs, cleaning out his inventory, during an early morning heist at his east Newton garden centre.
  “Somebody jumped over our fence, dragged the trees over the fence and onto our neighbour’s property and then drove away,” Hunter said. “We know they dragged th
  
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• Some radical ideas to deliver affordable homes in B.C.’s pricey Lower Mainland

  29-11-2017 20:09
  
  Western Investor editor Frank O'Brien says we must go all-in to solve B.C.’s housing crisis.
  
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• Producer for Vancouver-shot TV shows fired amid sexual harassment allegations

  29-11-2017 20:05 via vancouversun.com
  An executive producer for several Vancouver-shot superhero shows has been fired following allegations of sexual harassment against him.
  Warner Bros. Television Group says it has terminated Andrew Kreisberg’s employment, effective immediately, after a “thorough investigation.”
  Kreisberg had been suspended from his work on “Arrow,” “Supergirl,” “The Flash” and “Legends of Tomorrow” amid accusations of sexual harassment and inappropr
  
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• Wine Guy: Robust reds

  29-11-2017 20:00 via theprovince.com
  This is a tale of three robust red wines. That said, it might not be the story you expect. I’d wager that for most the adjective “robust” conjures up notions of rich, chewy, and altogether dense wine — say perhaps a Shiraz or warm-climate Malbec. These wines can certainly fit the robust mold, but I am going to challenge everyone to expand their perspective of “robust.” Rugged, sinewy, powerful, vigorous — these are synonymous with“robust,” an
  
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• Sci-fi saga delivers a new hope for survivors in How Star Wars Saved My Life

  29-11-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  How Star Wars Saved My Life
  Dec. 6 to 10 | Performance Works
  Tickets and info: from $20 at starwarssavedmylife.com
  Nicholas Harrison is a local actor performing in his first one-man, self-written show. Presented by Some Assembly Theatre Company, and under the direction of Valerie Methot, How Star Wars Saved My Life is a first-person monologue in which Harrison talks about dealing with childhood trauma by following the philosophy in the Star Wars series. We talked to the 49-year-old actor about T
  
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• Paz Lenchantin passionate about Pixies' plans

  29-11-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Pixies with the Orwells
  Dec. 4, 7 p.m. | Queen Elizabeth Theatre
  Tickets and info: From $45 at livenation.com or ticketmaster.ca
  The sell out response to the 2004 reunion tour by Pixies was no surprise. The Boston indie rock quartet disbanded in 1993 leaving listeners yearning for more of it’s distinctive “quiet/loud/quiet” songwriting, off-kilter vocals and lyrical free association. The music created by Black Francis, Kim Deal, Joey Santiago and David Lovering influenced some
  
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• Marionette master Burkett creates a new Christmas show for Vancouver

  29-11-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Little Dickens: The Daisy Theatre Presents A Christmas Carol
  Dec. 5 to 22 (talk-back performances Dec. 6, 12 & 19) | Cultch Historic Theatre
  Tickets and info: from $22 at thecultch.com
  Ronnie Burkett and his marionettes are no strangers to Vancouver. But with his latest show, the city is getting an exclusive.
  Little Dickens: The Daisy Theatre Presents A Christmas Carol was created for its upcoming December run at the Cultch. The show is the usual Daisy Theatre mix of music, burlesque, audien
  
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• Kasey Wilson: Tasty additions to your holiday gathering

  29-11-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  The whirl of holiday entertaining has begun, and no thoughtful guest wants to arrive empty-handed, so I’m offering you an array of dishes that will make welcome additions to any gathering.
  If you’ve been invited to a cocktail party, you can’t go wrong with my Bacon-Crusted Cheddar Bake. This make-ahead dip is easily transportable and addictively delicious. No wonder it’s my most-requested recipe. You’ll find it at vancouversun.com/category/life/food.
  For a potl
  
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• Award-winning Zest rebrands as Yuwa

  29-11-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Yuwa Japanese Cuisine
  2775 West 16th Avenue | 604-731-9378
  Info: Open Tuesday to Sunday for dinner; yuwa.ca
  Why fix something that’s not broken? Zest Japanese restaurant had been an award-winner (four golds for Vancouver Magazine’s Best Japanese) when it closed to renovate and rebrand last June. 
  It resurfaced at September’s end, refreshed (newly upholstered bench seats, grey  green walls turned to taupe and a few other things) and under the new name, Yuwa and with a
  
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• UVIC student fights Pharmacare for expensive drug treatment

  29-11-2017 19:57 via globalnews.ca
  Neetu Garcha reports on Lilia Zaharieva, a 30-year-old UVIC student battling Pharmacare over medication needed to fight her cystic fibrosis.
  
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• Former Giants fan favourite Garet Hunt becoming an ECHL luminary

  29-11-2017 19:51 via theprovince.com
  Garet Hunt scored a mere 16 goals over his four regular seasons patrolling the wing for the Vancouver Giants, but if you suggested he should be the next entry into the team’s Ring Of Honour, there are fans who would stand up and applaud.
  In the Giants’ heyday of four straight 100-point teams from 2005-09, they had a workaholic coach in Don Hay and a blue-collar feel. Hay’s favourite of many catchphrases back then was “will over skill,” and the forever feisty Hunt ma
  
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• Barricaded Burnaby man arrested following 9-hour standoff

  29-11-2017 19:47 via globalnews.ca
  Officials were called out to a residence in the 7000-block of 21st Street following reports of a suspicious man with a firearm.
  
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• Calgary Flames help Fernie residents recover from deadly arena tragedy

  29-11-2017 19:38 via globalnews.ca
  People in Fernie still reeling from a deadly ammonia leak at the local arena are getting help from Calgary's NHL team.
  
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• Book now for summer river cruises

  29-11-2017 19:34 via theprovince.com
  Although we’re in the throes of winter, this is the best time to start planning your spring and summer river cruise vacation for the coming year. Unlike ocean cruises, river cruises fill up quickly and early, making booking well in advance a necessity.
  In that vein, Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection has some great deals on right now on its ultra-luxury river cruises – but you have to book by December 31, 2017 to take advantage.
  Known as Uniworld’s “Best Offer Ever
  
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• Police issue warning about high-risk sex offender living in Vancouver

  29-11-2017 18:45
  
  Kristjon Otto Olson, 35, a convicted sex offender has been released from custody and is living in a Vancouver halfway house.
  
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• Vancouver council expected to vote on "bold" 10-year housing strategy

  29-11-2017 18:31 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver city council is expected to vote Wednesday on a 10-year housing strategy.
  The comprehensive Housing Vancouver strategy, more than a year in the making, seeks to address everything from combating homelessness and revitalizing low-density residential neighbourhoods, to taming real estate speculation and increasing rental housing stock.The strategy, which was released publicly last Thursday, was presented Tuesday morning to council. Vancouver’s general manager of planning, urban des
  
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• NHL’s Flames helps Fernie recover from ice rink tragedy

  29-11-2017 18:27 via theprovince.com
  FERNIE — Residents of a British Columbia city could soon be back on home ice, thanks to the NHL’s Calgary Flames.
  The hockey team’s charitable arm, the Calgary Flames Foundation, has donated an outdoor skating rink to Fernie while the city awaits the reopening of its arena following an ammonia leak on Oct. 17 that left three men dead.
  Organizer Chuck Shoesmith of the Fernie Lions Club says the donation comes with a regulation-sized set of boards.
  He estimates the total value of
  
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• First car-sharing, now cart-sharing: Homeless advocates push for shopping cart rentals for binners

  29-11-2017 18:14 via globalnews.ca
  The Binners' Project is hoping to launch a cart-sharing pilot project where light and sturdy shopping carts would be available for short-term rentals.
  
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• Police investigating a string of armed robberies in the Tri-Cities

  29-11-2017 17:57 via globalnews.ca
  Officers were called to Mini Basket Grocery near Prairie Avenue and Flint Street in Port Coquitlam Tuesday night.
  
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• Brent Furdyk – Holiday Specials

  29-11-2017 17:23 via globalnews.ca
  Brent Furdyk from TV Week has all the holiday specials to catch on TV.
  
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• Survey finds hope for Vancouver's lonely souls

  29-11-2017 17:00
  
  Loneliness rates are lower than expected, says 2017 Vancouver Foundation report
  
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• B.C.'s mental health detention system violating charter rights: report

  29-11-2017 16:55 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — A new report says British Columbia’s system for detaining people with mental health issues is violating their charter rights.
  Report author Laura Johnston, a lawyer with the Community Legal Assistance Society, says the problems with the provincial Mental Health Act include people in care being put in solitary confinement or involuntarily given treatments like electroconvulsive therapy.
  The report also found that female patients routinely have their clothes removed by male
  
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• UN Security Council meets on North Korea missile threat

  29-11-2017 16:38 via globalnews.ca
  The UN Security Council is holding an emergency meeting Wednesday after North Korea launched another ballistic missile, this one capable of reaching the US mainland. Global National’s Jackson Proskow has more details
  
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• Coquihalla reopens to southbound traffic from Merritt to Othello Tunnels

  29-11-2017 16:15 via vancouversun.com
  One lane is now open to southbound traffic on the Coquihalla Highway.
  Emergency Crews have been responding to a semi truck fire two kilometres west of the Carolin Mines exit.
  The fire had earlier closed both sides of the highway for several hours.
  According to the Ministry of Environment, an estimated 20,000 litres of corrosive liquid leaked from the semi truck. The liquid has been contained and is being cleaned up.
  The right-most southbound lane is closed 500 metres south of the Sowaqua ch
  
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• New report urges more oversight of involuntary detentions under BC’s Mental Health Act

  29-11-2017 15:59 via globalnews.ca
  A report says there is no oversight on how mental health patients detained involuntarily are treated.
  
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• Daily Poll: Would you use an app that disables your smartphone while driving?

  29-11-2017 15:16 via vancouversun.com
  In the New Year, the provincial government and ICBC will test new technology that disables smartphones while driving. The pilot project is aimed at finding solutions to stop people from calling and texting, among other activities, while behind the wheel. For the program, set to launch in January, 200 volunteer ICBC customers will use phone apps paired with telematics that block the use of a hand-held device when the technology senses that the vehicle is moving. The end result could be that drive
  
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• Sample of B.C. farmed-salmon ‘blood water’ tests positive for virus: critic

  29-11-2017 15:12 via vancouversun.com
  Video of “blood water” being pumped into the ocean near Campbell River is prompting the province to take a look at the farmed-fish processing plant it came from.The video, recorded by photographer Tavish Campbell, shows red effluent going into the water near the Browns Bay Packing Company, which processes farmed Atlantic salmon, at its plant near Campbell River
  Campbell said samples taken from the site were analyzed by the Atlantic Veterinary College and tested positive for piscine
  
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• Vancouver goes to grate lengths for catch basin naming contest

  29-11-2017 14:16
  Contest to adopt a City of Vancouver basin and give it a name has submissions ranging from The Grates of Wrath, to Grate Expectations and, of course, Draino McDrainface.
  
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• The Morning Skate, Nov. 29: Is .500 hockey ok?

  29-11-2017 14:04 via theprovince.com
  I do find myself wondering if we’ve just reached saturation point.
  Like carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, is there just too much sports on offer? Have people hit the wall?
  The New York Islanders have struggled for years to put bums in seats.
  Look at this photo from Tuesday night, around faceoff.
  In honour of @CoachLaxton @risingaction and @jaimestein, we splurged for the $10 seats. Theanthem was fierce! #VANvsNYI pic.twitter.com/A2oqaR6Zxy
  — Coach Worth (@coachworth) November 29, 201
  
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• Geek vs. Greek: NFL Picks, Week 13

  29-11-2017 14:00 via theprovince.com
  A decent week for The Geek (10-6), a bounce-back for The Greek (12-4).
  With just a few weeks left in the NFL regular season, it’s getting tight between J.J. ‘The Geek” Adams (111-65) and Mike ‘The Greek” Raptis (110-66).
  But with the sheer amount of toss-ups on the schedule, Week 13 has a make-it-or-break-it feel to it.
  Opa!
  THE GEEK’S GAME OF THE WEEK: 
  Philadelphia at Seattle
  The CLink used to be just that — purgatory for opposing teams, a place w
  
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